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- Summary: The five-track EP from the Inuit throat-singer with Ash Koosha and Jean Martin was commissioned for the "Polar Worlds" exhibit at London's National Maritime Museum.
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- Record Label: Six Shooter Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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The WireMay 20, 2019Explosively powerful, yet resoundingly fragile, her extended vocal technique illuminates an astoundingly rich range of embodied possibility. [Apr 2019, p.64]
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May 20, 2019Through throat singing, traditionally performed as a dialogue between two women, Tagaq tells ancient stories of the lives of her people from a modern perspective, preserving tradition while helping it evolve.
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May 20, 2019Improvised music already lends itself to the unpredictable qualities of the elements, but Tagaq and company also find their strength in building patterns. ... Her vocal performance on the record is inspired. It arrives like a violent current that you have no choice but to lose yourself in.
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May 20, 2019While much of the instrumentation is thoughtful (the Iranian-British electronic musician Ash Koosha contributed to the delicate “Snowblind” and the raging “Submerged”), nothing is as potent as Tagaq’s voice.